Mammogram

owwwwwwwww does any of you ladies out there that are large breasted hurt like hell when you get a mammogram? they keep telling me i,m a baby but i cry anyway it really hurts and i have to go this month i don,t want to but have to .
Ladyhurt

I'm not especially large breasted but yes, it does hurt like heck for me! I get really nervous before my annual visit just anticipating the procedure. I'm sorry you have to go this month, but remember, we're being proactive and that's a GOOD thing!!!

I haven't had one of those in years, and since reading how many don't pick up the tumors, I've decided to start doing the new one out.

It's called a "thermogram", and is a non-invasive procedure that picks up anything abnormal before it gets to the tumor stage. Unfortunately insurance companies aren't covering it yet. Mine is going to cost $150.

A friend was just dx w/breast cancer, and it didn't show on the regular mamo.

I don't have large breasts but the mammogram does hurt me because I have fibrocystic breasts. It's not unbearable, but thank heavens it doesn't last long... Worse part is I know they always have to go back and do the right side over again..

The last two yrs. I had them done, I ended up w/abrasions under each breast..Stinging & burning to no end. I called the Breast Center & complained, & was told; "consider the alternative". I told them, I never want those techs again. They pulled my breast so hard over that table, stretching the skin, it scraped on the edge of the table. That is not necessary..

I realize they need to get as much as they can up to the chest wall, buuuuuuttttt sheesh, not to the point of abrasions. I told them I have fms, didn't seem to matter.

I'm going to check into the thermography, as I have dense breasts & this may be the ticket to pain/abrasion free tests.

I'm a 34G and my last mammogram wasn't too bad. It was uncomfortable, but nothing worse than eye-watering. I know my Mum has terrible trouble with them - she's a strong lady but is always reduced to tears by them as well - so I was dreading it. But nowhere near as bad as I anticipated. Guess I just got lucky.

It was the following needle biopsy that was bad - local anasthetic didn't work, but they just went ahead and did three anyway!